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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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