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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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