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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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 massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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