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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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