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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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