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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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