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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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