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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major 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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