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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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