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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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