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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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