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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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