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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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