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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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