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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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