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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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