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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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