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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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