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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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