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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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