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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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