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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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