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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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