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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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