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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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