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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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