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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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