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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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