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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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