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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses 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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