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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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