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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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