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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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