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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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