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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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