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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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