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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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