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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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