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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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