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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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