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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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