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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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