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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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