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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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