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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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