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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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