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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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