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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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