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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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