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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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