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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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