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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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