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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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