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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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