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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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