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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. 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 for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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