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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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