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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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