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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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