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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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