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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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