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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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