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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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