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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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