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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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