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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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