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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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