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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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