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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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