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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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