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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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