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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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