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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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