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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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