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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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