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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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