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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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