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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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