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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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