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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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