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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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