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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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