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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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