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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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