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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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