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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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