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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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