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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major 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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