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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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