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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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