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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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