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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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