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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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