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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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