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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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