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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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