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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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