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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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