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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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