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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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