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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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