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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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