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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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