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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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