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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure 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 MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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