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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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