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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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