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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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