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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting 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 authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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