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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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