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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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