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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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