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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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