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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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