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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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