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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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