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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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