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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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