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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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