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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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