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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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