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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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