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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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