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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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