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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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