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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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