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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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