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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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