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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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