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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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