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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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