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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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