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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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