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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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