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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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