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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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