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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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