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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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