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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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