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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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