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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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