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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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