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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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