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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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