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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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