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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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