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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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