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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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