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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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