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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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