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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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