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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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