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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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