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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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