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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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