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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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