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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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