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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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