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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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