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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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