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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education