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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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