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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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