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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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