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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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