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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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