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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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