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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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