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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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