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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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