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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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