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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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