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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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