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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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