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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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