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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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