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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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