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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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