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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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