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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need 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 important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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