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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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