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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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