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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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