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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations 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 deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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