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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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