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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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