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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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