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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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