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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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