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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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