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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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