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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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