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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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