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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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