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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business 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 teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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