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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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