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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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