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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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