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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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