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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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