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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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