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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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