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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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