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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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