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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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