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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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