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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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