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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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