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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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