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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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