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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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