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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the 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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