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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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