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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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