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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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