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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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