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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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