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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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