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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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