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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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