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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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