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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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