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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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