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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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