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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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