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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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