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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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