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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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