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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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