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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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