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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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