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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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