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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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