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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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