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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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