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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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