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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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