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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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