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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major 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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