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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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