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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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