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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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