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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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