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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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