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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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