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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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