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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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