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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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