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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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