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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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