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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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