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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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