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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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