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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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