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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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