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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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