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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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