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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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