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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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