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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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