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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business 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 participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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