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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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