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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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