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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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