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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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