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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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