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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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