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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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