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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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