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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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 experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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