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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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