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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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