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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education