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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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