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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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