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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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