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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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