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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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