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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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