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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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