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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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