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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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