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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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