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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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