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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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