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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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