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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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