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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education