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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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