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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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