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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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