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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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