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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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