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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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