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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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