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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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