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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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