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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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