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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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