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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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