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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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