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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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