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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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