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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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