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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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