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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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