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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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