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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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