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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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