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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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