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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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