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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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