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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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