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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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