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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key 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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