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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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