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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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