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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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