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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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