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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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