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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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