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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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