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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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