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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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