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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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