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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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