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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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