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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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