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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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