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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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