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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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