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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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