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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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