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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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