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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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