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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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