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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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