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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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