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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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