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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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