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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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