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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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