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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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