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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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