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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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