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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major 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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