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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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