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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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