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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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