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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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