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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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