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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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