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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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