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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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