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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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