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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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