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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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