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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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