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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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