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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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