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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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