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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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