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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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