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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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