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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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