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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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