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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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