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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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