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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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