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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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