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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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