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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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