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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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