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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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