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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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