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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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