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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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