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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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