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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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