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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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