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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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