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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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