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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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