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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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