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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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