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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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