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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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