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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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