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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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