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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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