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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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