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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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