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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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