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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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