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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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