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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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