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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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