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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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