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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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