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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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