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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate 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 e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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