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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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