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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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