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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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