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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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