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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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