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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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