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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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