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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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