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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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