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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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