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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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