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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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