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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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