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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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