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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate 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. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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