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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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