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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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