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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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