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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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