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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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