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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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