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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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