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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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