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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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