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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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