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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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