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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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