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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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