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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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