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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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