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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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