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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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