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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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