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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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