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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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