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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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