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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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