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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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