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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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