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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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