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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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