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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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