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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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