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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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