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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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