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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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