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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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