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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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