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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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