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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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