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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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