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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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