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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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