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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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