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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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