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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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