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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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