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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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