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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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