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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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