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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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