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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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