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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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