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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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