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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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