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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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