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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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