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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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