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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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