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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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