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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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