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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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