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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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