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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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