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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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