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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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