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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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