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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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