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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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