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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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