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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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