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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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