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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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