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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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