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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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