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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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