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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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