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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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