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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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