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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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