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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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