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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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