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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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