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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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