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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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