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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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