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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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