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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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