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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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