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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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