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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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