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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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