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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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