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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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