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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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