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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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