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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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