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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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