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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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