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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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