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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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